Airlines cancel about 600 flights in US as thunderstorms hit operations
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AIRLINES cancelled about 600 flights in the United States on Thursday (Aug 11) morning after calling off hundreds of flights the previous day, as thunderstorms in Dallas hit operations at one of the busiest airports in the country.
A total of 1,213 flights were cancelled across the country on Wednesday, data from flight-tracking website Flightaware.com showed.
American Airlines Group said “unexpected and heavy” thunderstorms had hit operations at its largest hub at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, leading to the cancellation of many flights on Wednesday and Thursday, said an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The airline cancelled 368 flights on Wednesday and had called off nearly 300 more as at Thursday morning, Flightaware.com data showed.
“This was the worst storm we’ve seen at DFW this summer,” American Airlines chief operating officer David Seymour said.
In June, adverse weather conditions and labour shortages had forced several US carriers to cut thousands of flights. REUTERS
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